“How I will Defeat Tinubu in 2027 Election”: Amaechi Shares Details
- The former minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed confidence ahead of the 2027 presidential election
- Amaechi said he is confident of defeating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if he gets the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket
- The former Rivers state governor explained President Tinubu’s strengths and weaknesses ahead of the next polls
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FCT, Abuja - The former minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said he would defeat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if he gets the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket.
Amaechi said he knows President Tinubu’s strengths and weaknesses.
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As reported by TheCable, Amaechi stated this while speaking during a conversation on X Spaces on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
“I tell you, I’ve not had an election against Tinubu. I know Tinubu very well. I know his strengths. I know his weaknesses. And I know that if allowed to fly the flag of ADC, I will defeat Tinubu for sure.”
The former governor of Rivers state said he consistently turned down appointments to serve on APC election planning committees to avoid rigging.
“I challenge any politician, living or dead, to come forward and say I was part of rigging. In fact, all the appointments given to me by APC to join election planning committees, I have refused to participate.
“There was no one I participated in. Why? Because I know what they discuss. I listen to them. I hear them. If I get the ticket, I will reveal those things,” the politician added.
Amaechi claimed that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the 2023 residential election in Rivers State.
The former minister vowed never to be part of election manipulation and challenge any Nigerian to produce evidence that he participated in any election rigging.
“I would agree to an extent that Peter Obi won in Rivers state, but unfortunately, the result that came out was different. How it happened, I have no idea.”
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Legit.ng recalls that Amaechi was urged to drop his 2027 presidential ambition.
Primate Elijah Ayodele, a spiritual leader known for consistent political prophecies, gave the warning, adding that Amaechi is just like Peter Obi, who will not also be president in 2027.
Recall that Rotimi Amaechi and Peter Obi have been associated with the ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar-led coalition, which recently adopted the ADC, and the trio have declared interest in the party's presidential ticket.
Amaechi speaks on who ADC coalition leaders will support
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that Amaechi vowed to stop the second-term bid of President Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Amaechi announced that coalition leaders will fully support the ADC's eventual presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
The ex-Rivers governor explained that the opposition leaders were optimistic that the process leading to the emergence of the party’s flagbearer would be fair.
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